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Reconstructed plan of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, Cologne, Germany Plan of Calleva Atrebatum. The Latin word insula (lit. ' island '; pl.: insulae) was used in Roman cities to mean either a city block in a city plan (i.e. a building area surrounded by four streets) [1] or later a type of apartment building that occupied such a city block specifically in Rome and nearby Ostia.
The pre-Classical and Classical periods saw a number of cities laid out according to fixed plans, though many tended to develop organically. Designed cities were characteristic of the Minoan, Mesopotamian, Harrapan, and Egyptian civilisations of the third millennium BC (see Urban planning in ancient Egypt).
Pages in category "Ancient Roman city planning" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The presentation of the model emphasized the urban planning projects that have shaped the entire history of the city of Rome. [139] Panels focused on themes such as the city of Rome during the Middle Ages or the Renaissance, as well as specific topics (gates, urban networks, aqueducts, etc.), accompanied the model.
Teotihuacan, near modern-day Mexico City, is the largest ancient grid-plan site in the Americas. The city's grid covered 21 square kilometres (8 square miles). Perhaps the most well-known grid system is that spread through the colonies of the Roman Empire.
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was home to up to 20,000 people before it was destroyed in the 79 AD eruption, which was visible from more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) away. More than 2,000 ...
The Cardo was a central north-south oriented thoroughfare in Jerusalem during the Late Roman and Byzantine periods. Together with the east-west oriented Decumanus, it reflects typical Roman city planning. [1] The term "Cardo" derives from the Latin word for "hinge," referring to role as the main north–south axis in Roman cities. [2]
Roman cardo in Jerash, Jordan. A cardo (pl.: cardines) was a north–south street in ancient Roman cities and military camps as an integral component of city planning. The cardo maximus, or most often the cardo, [1] was the main or central north–south-oriented street.